Al-Aziz

Al-Malik Al-Aziz Osman bin Salahadin Yusuf (1171-1198) was the second son of Sultan Saladin of the Ayyubid Empire. He was the third Sultan of the dynasty.

Biography
Al-Aziz was the second son of Saladin, younger brother of Al-Afdal. Al-Aziz was a successful general under his father during the Third Crusade, becoming Governor of Arsuf Castle, and when his father died in 1193, he became the leader of Egypt, while Al-Afdal had Syria and Palestine and Al-Adil ruled Kerak and the other Ayyubid territories. There was a war that lasted until 1200, and Al-Aziz's death in 1198 led Al-Adil take over control of the government.